How far do you think UMBC will go at this point?

^2016-17 ^school ^year

#Alabama

#Arizona

#Arkansas

#California

#Florida

#Illinois

#Indiana

#Iowa

#Kansas

#Kentucky

#Louisiana

#Maryland

#Michigan

#Minnesota

#Nebraska

#Nevada

#New Jersey

#New Mexico

Inspired by Jon Bois' Chart Party video on the tournament.

Some concrete lines of inquiry: instead of history producing one winning 16th seed in the first round, how often would 16th seeds be expected to win in the first round? How often would a 16th seed be expected to win the tournament?

Washington Huskies 3 - 2 Indiana Hoosiers

Indiana scorers: Bezerra (28'), Glass (52')

Washington scorers: Teves (47', 75', 97')

Venue: Husky Soccer Stadium, Seattle, Washington, United States

Referee:

University of Washington:

Manager: Jamie Clark (Scotland)

Indiana University:

Manager: Jerry Yeagley (United States)

MATCH EVENTS

1' Kickoff! We're underway. Indiana is in red going left-to-right, and Washington is in white going right-to-left.

3' Joe Schmidt (Indiana) tries a clever through pass to Victor Bezerra, but Charlie Ostrem (Washington) is able to close in on the pass and prevent the clear shot on target!

7' Giovanni Miglietti (Washington) leads a counter-attack on the Hoosiers, but his cross is deflected by Spencer Glass. Corner kick for the Huskies early on.

10' Tommy Mihali

##NCAA Men's College Cup, Round of 16 (Day 1/2)

###(2) Washington 3-2 [OT] (15) Indiana

Box Score

###(5) Pitt vs Hofstra

4:00 pm EST / 1:00 pm PST

###(4) Notre Dame vs Wake Forest

5:00 pm EST / 4:00 pm CST

###(7) Duke vs (10) Saint Louis

7:00 PM EST / 6:00 pm CST

####(3) Georgetown 2-0 Georgia State

####(14) Marshall 1-2 Providence

####(11) West Virginia 1-1 (PO) Virginia Tech

####(7) Duke 2-1 UCLA

####(16) New Hampshire 4-1 North Carolina

####(15) Indiana 2-0 Bowling Green

####(10) Saint Louis 5-1 LIU

####(5) Pitt 5-2 Northern Illinois

####(12) Penn State v Hofstra

Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. ET | 2:00 p.m. PT

Stadium: Jeffrey Field, State College, PA

TV: BTN+

Events

####(4) Notre Dame v Villanova

Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. ET | 2:00 p.m. PT

Stadium: Alumni Stadium, South Bend, IN

TV: ACCNX

Events

####(13) FIU v Wake Forest

Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. ET | 3:00 p.m. PT

Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium, Miami, FL

TV: ESPN+

Events

####(9) Kentucky v Santa Clara

Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. ET | 4:00 p.m. PT

Stadium: Bell Soccer Complex, Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

Events

####(8) Clemson v Denver

Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. ET | 4:00 p.m. PT

Stadium: Riggs Field, Clemson, SC

TV: YouTube

Events

####(6) Tulsa v Creighton

Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. ET | 4:00 p.m. PT

Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium, Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

Events

Min|Event|Player|Team|Score

####(2) Washington v Portland

Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. ET | 5:00 p.m. PT

Stadium: Husky Soccer Stadium, Seattle, WA

TV: P12N+

Events

####(1) Oregon State v St. John's

Kickoff: 9:00 p.m. ET | 6:00 p.m. PT

Stadium: Lorenz Field, Corvallis, OR

TV: P12N

Events

Welcome back to #MARCH SMASHNESS!

Two years ago I made this post in which I simulated the entirety of March Madness in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Last year I was all set to spend way too much time on it once again when, well, you know.

But now it's 2021 and I'm back! And late! I tried my best to get the whole tournament simulated but life got in the way and I simply did not have the time to do it. But better late than never which is why I'm presenting you with the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight simulated in Super Smash Bros Ultimate!

#The Rules

• Each computer's level is based on the team's seed.
  Level 9 = 1 & 2 seeds
  Level 8 = 3 & 4 seeds
  Level 7 = 5 & 6 seeds
  Level 6 = 7 & 8 seeds
  Level 5 = Everyone else.

• 2 stock matches. 1 stock representing each half of a game.

• 2 minute timer. Because college basketball has time and it allows for "buzzer beater" moments. Also, I didn't want to spend too much time on this.

• All matches on battlefield.

• The Smash Ball AND the Smash Meter are turned on. Because who doesn't love a little bit of chaos in March?

• The Poison Mushroom is on. To represent teams potentially being affected by COVID.

The Fighters

The good thing about making this post this late is there are only 16 teams remaining, so I don't have to scratch my head forever thinking about which team should be represented by which fighter. Still, I had one rule: No repeats. It wouldn't be as fun if every cat team was Incineroar and every bird team was Falco. I also gave preference to the higher seeded team for obvious choices.

I did my best to find some logic or reasoning for each representation, but the connections might sometimes be tenuous at best. I also did my best to select a costume for each fighter that best matched the school's colors.

West Region

#1 Gonzaga: Isabelle. Is a dog.

#5 Creighton: Falco. Creighton is the Bluejays, Falco is a blue bird.

**#6 US

ROLL TIDE!

Next up: Maryland on Wednesday

NCAA Men's College Cup, Round of 16 (Day 2)

(8) Clemson vs (9) Kentucky

7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm PST

(3) Georgetown vs Providence

12:00 pm EST / 11:00 pm CST

(4) Notre Dame vs Wake Forest

5:00 PM EST / 6:00 pm CST

(1) Oregon St vs (16) New Hampshire

9:00 PM EST/ 8:00 pm CST

Inspired by this Feb 2018 Chart Party video.